A 17-year-old has been charged with communicating false information following an alleged bomb hoax made during the Lowestoft seafront air festival in July.

A 17-year-old has been charged with communicating false information following an alleged bomb hoax made during the Lowestoft seafront air festival in July.

The case came before Lowestoft Magistrates' Court for the first time yesterday, but the boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, did not enter a plea and the case and was adjourned until next Wednesday, October 8.